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Hi, Mami.

Sí, I've studied.

If I'm not ready for
this interview now,

I don't think I ever will be.

I'm still crazy nervous. I mean,

this scholarship, it
could change everything.

I know. I know. Yo se.

I miss you so bad.

Por favor. Yes.

I need all the prayers
I can get. Okay.

I got to lock up. I'll call
you tomorrow after work?

Okay. Bye, Mami.

Run!

It's the police.

- We can't afford witnesses.
- We'll get her later.

Let's go.

Let's go!

Morning, Robyn.

- Aunt Vi, what you doing up?
- Heard you pacing upstairs.

Not having a reason
to get up in the morning

can keep you up at night.

- Thought you could use some tea.
- How do you always know what I need?

'Cause I know you. You
having second thoughts?

No. Time to pass that torch.

I'm done with that job. Let somebody
else run that charity for a while.

Well, if you want
to go back to bed,

I can take Delilah shopping,
spare you her teenage angst.

Thanks, but I think

this particular errand
is my cross to bear.

Detective Dante. I didn't
know you were back.

Just last week.

You ask me, they should have
given you a medal, not a suspension.

Yeah, well, they don't
give medals for assault.

Who's our friend here?

Unknown. No wallet, phone, ID.
We're guessing it was a robbery.

Fresh tracks.

At least he was high
before they shot him, right?

You said "they."

Uh, yeah, according to the
witness, there was two of them.

- Witness?
- Works at the diner. Saw both doers.

Said they tried to kill her.

That's them. They know
where I work, who I am.

Is there somewhere
you can go for a while?

Somewhere out of town?

- Uh, relatives maybe?
- No, it was just my mom and me.

She was deported last year.

We can put you in protective
custody until we find them.

What if you don't find
them? I have a job,

school... What about my life?

Detective Dante,
can I see you a sec?

Jewel, I'm gonna find them,

I promise.

A security cam down the
alley got the whole thing.

Take a look.

Play it again.

She's our shooter.

- Oh, excuse me.
- Dee, you almost ran into that guy.

I saw him.

What's with the attitude?

My attitude?

What's up with you,
Mom? Isn't this super weird

for you, going shopping for
my dress for Dad's wedding?

- It's not on my bucket list.
- And out of nowhere,

you quit your job last
month and won't talk about it?

You love traveling
all over the world,

being the big shot
at your charity.

Who decides to stop being
champion of the downtrodden

so they can just stay home?

It's complicated.

I love that dress.

You want to wear that
to your father's wedding?

- He would have a coronary.
- No, I know, but it's perfect

for the school
dance this weekend.

I don't exactly like what
that dress is saying.

"Buy me." It's saying "Buy me."

Yeah, it's saying "buy me,"
just not in the way you're thinking.

Can't we find something
with a little more fabric?

Delilah got tall.

How is she?

She thinks I'm an
idiot, thanks for asking.

So the Company must
be pretty desperate

if they sent your
skinny ass up here.

Oh, well, they figured
you'd kill anybody else.

I heard about Venezuela.

About Ed and
Michelle. I'm sorry.

Not just them.
Half the village, too.

Families, kids.

And for what?

Because a couple of
congressmen changed their minds?

Well, they know you're angry,
and I'm here to broker the peace.

The CIA wants you back, Robyn.

You're the best they had.

They're gonna offer
you anything you want.

More autonomy, your
own hand-picked team.

More time with your daughter.

Less time with your daughter?

You can't buy back trust.

Well, what are you gonna do now?

Get a job at Starbucks.

Free coffee. Join the PTA.

Well, that's 'cause you're
such a people person, right?

Or you could come work for me.

Babysitting billionaires
and oil companies?

Private security
is just like working

for the CIA, except
it pays a lot better.

Oh, hell, it's all the same
chessboard, you know that.

See, that's the
problem, right there.

Everybody's playing chess.

Nobody's thinking about
the living, breathing pieces

that we sacrifice along the way.

You know, it's funny.
When I can't sleep at night,

it's not the things I've
done that keep me up.

It's the people I couldn't save.

And that's what
made you so good.

If you ever change your mind...

Come on, sweetie.

You have the money?

New passport and ID?

You got cops looking for you?

My friend said
that you can help?

Yeah, I can help.

Come on. We'll get you set up.

It's through here?

- Come on!
- Get out of here.

Hey, guys!

This is Jewel.

Jewel, say "hello."

Hmm.

Hey, Jewel.

Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!

Let go of me! Get off of me!

Or what? You'll call the cops?

Don't worry. You'll
still get your new IDs.

Who the hell are you?

Neighborhood watch.

I just came to make
sure the girl was all right.

She don't look all right.

Maybe you should
mind your own business.

You know, I'll tell
you... I've tried.

But it turns out
I'm really bad at it.

But there are other
things I'm real good at.

So, why don't
you let that girl go,

and I'll let you
walk out of here?

Let her go?

Because you said so?

Lady, I don't know

who you think you
are, but this is my world.

And in my world...

♪ I don't hesitate ♪

♪ Most of the shots that
you shoot and you miss ♪

♪ All of the shots
I be gettin' it in ♪

♪ Look at me, look at
me, look at me, wow ♪

♪ Look at me, look at
me, look at me, wow ♪

♪ Look at me, look at
me, look at me, wow ♪

♪ Look at me, look
at me, look at me ♪

♪ I don't glow in the dark ♪

♪ I make people decide ♪

♪ If they see me or not,
you gon' slip, I'm-a slide... ♪

Now it's my world.

I know how it
sounds. Like I'm crazy.

The police have a video of me.

That's why I ran.

I swear, I didn't do it.

I believe you. I've
been where you are.

Alone, no one to turn to.

When I was a few
years younger than you,

I thought my
whole life was over.

What happened?

Somebody helped me.

I don't think
anyone can help me.

I mean, a minute
ago, I had a future.

And now, it's like someone
just dropped a bomb

in the middle of
everything good in my life.

I mean, who do you go to
if you can't go to the cops?

Where are we going?

To see some old friends.

- All right, let's do this.
- Money on the bar!

♪ Feels so good, so fine... ♪

All right, last one.

♪ Hey, oh, oh, oh my ♪

♪ The room feel good... ♪

- There's no way.
- Zip it.

Whoa!

Yes!

- No!
- Thank you for playing, fellas.

Now get out. The bar's closed.

- Get out! Get out!
- Hey, sharpshooter!

Shut up!

Get over here.

Here.

- Hey.
- You still hustling your customers?

Ah, you know, a lady's
got to have some game.

We heard you left the Company.

Eh, that's a story for later,
but... right now I need a favor.

- Yeah, anything.
- The girl's in trouble.

I need you to put
her up for a few days.

Okay. Trouble's my specialty.

Yes, it is.

Jewel, this is Melody,
one of my oldest friends.

Mel, I'm gonna need
Harry on this one.

Okay. Jewel, uh, have
a seat at the bar. Mike...

- Yeah?
- Will get you a soda.

Follow me.

Let's go down and see Harry.

Unless you're bringing
me food, go away.

Damn. I forgot to
bring a hostess gift.

Robyn McCall?

Oh, man.

- It's been a minute.
- About three years.

How's it going, Harry?

Oh, the government's
reading our e-mails,

fascism's on the rise,
ice caps are melting.

Pretty good, though. You?

- About the same.
- Mm.

- Is that credit card information?
- Yeah.

From every single customer
at Combstreet Holdings.

They hired me... well, not me,
an "anonymous high-level hacker",

to crack their
uncrackable server.

- How long did it take you?
- 17 minutes. I know. Slow, right?

Looks like you made

- some improvements with the place.
- Right?

- Enjoying being dead?
- Are you kidding me?

Not having to look over my shoulder
every two seconds for the Feds.

This is the best thing
you ever did for me.

I thought introducing you to
your wife was the best thing

I ever did for you.

Even trade. You got him
out of one life sentence

and straight into another.

- I'll get the girl settled.
- What... what girl?

Okay, why do I have a
feeling this is not a social call?

I need those freaky-ass
superpowers of yours.

All right. I'll get my cape.

- What's the target?
- NYPD.

Living room. Kitchen.

Bathroom's behind that door.
Towels, shampoo, bath robe.

I also brought you
a change of clothes.

I used to wear that top
all the time. It's super cute.

I know, it's weird, right?

Strange people, strange place.

No, no, it's just, um,
I'm used to being able

- to take care of myself.
- Don't worry,

we got you. You're
completely safe here.

But there are some rules.

No looking out the
window, no phone calls,

except to McCall and me,
and only use the land line.

I call my mom every night.
She'll be upset if I don't.

Oh, my scholarship interview tomorrow.
If I don't make this, I might lose my shot.

Okay, listen. You want to
live to fight another day?

Just hang tough. And do
not leave this apartment

for any reason.

Do you really think
she could help?

If anyone can, it's McCall.

I'll see you tomorrow.

Okey dokey, I'm in.

Cops ID'd the victim
as Chance Kovak.

25. First-year associate
at Steinem and Roe.

Okay, so what is a fancy firm lawyer
doing in a downtown alley after hours?

Place is a hot spot for dealing.

Your boy had a history of substance
abuse. They found heroin in his system.

Cops figured he went
there to score. He got rolled.

Well, the girl said
there was a video.

It's attached to the file.
You want me to play it?

Okay. You don't have to
give me the mean look. Geez.

Oof.

- Doesn't look like a fake.
- No.

- Which means it's really good.
- Or she did it.

Which, believe me, is much,
much better than the alternative.

- And what's the alternative?
- Something very, very bad.

I mean, you're telling me
this thing's a fake, right,

which means someone had to
do this in less than a few hours.

There is no deep fake
software on the market

that good, that fast,
which means it's either

Russian black hats or one of
the damn alphabet agencies.

What is this, Rob? Is
this some kind of intel op?

- Who is this girl?
- Just someone caught in the middle.

And someone's going to a
lot of trouble to set her up.

Oh, man, come on. I got
a good thing going here.

All right? You've got to tell me
what you're bringing down on us.

You know what? It's
okay. I got it from here.

Really? You sure? You
really want to do this?

Because you have no idea
how deep these waters run.

What do you want me to do?

Let her drown?

What do you need?

You know, I can't
let you do this alone.

That'd be s-sad, really.

Okay, dig into this lawyer's
background: public records,

social media, maybe
hack his, uh, law firm.

What's a felony
among friends, right?

- Where are you going?
- To do what I'm good at.

Hey, hey. We've got a
hit off our phone trace.

- Girl's cell just went active.
- Where?

Apartment in Brooklyn.

Hold up.

Her phone. She's on the run.

She won't get far. Let's go.

Gotcha.

We good?

Blip is up. Unless
they're vampires,

we should have their
pied-à-terre by dawn.

It's 3:00 in the
morning. Go home.

Mom?

Mom!

School? Remember?

Look, just because you're
unemployed doesn't mean I can sleep in.

- Come on, I can't be late.
- What is so important today?

It's volleyball practice.

If I'm not on time, Coach
won't start me tonight.

Oh, FYI, Dad's
picking me up after.

Mom.

Make sure you call me before you
go to bed, so I can say good night.

Do we really need to do
that every time I go to Dad's?

Fine. I'll call.

But tomorrow I'm sleeping over at Caitlyn's
after the dance. So I'll just text.

Yeah, 'cause we can't
have Caitlyn thinking

- you still say good night to your mom.
- 'Kay.

Wasn't too much at the
room she was renting.

Mostly school
books and SAT prep.

I'm telling you,
this doesn't add.

Model student. No record.

You don't just
graduate to first degree.

- Maybe she's an overachiever.
- Then why'd she stick around to talk to us?

She's a thrill seeker, or
maybe she wanted the attention.

No... there's something
we're missing.

Dude, we have her on
video. What's to miss?

I just ran your stealthies
through facial rec. Big nada.

Whoever these guys are,
they ain't on Facebook.

But your victim, Chance,
he's all over the place.

Twitter. IG.

Snap. But then about a
week ago, he goes crickets.

Stops posting anything.

Very unusual for him.

- 37 Blackbird tattoo.
- Really? Uh-oh.

Thanks, Harry. Keep me posted.

37 Blackbird?

I haven't seen that tattoo
since we were all in Afghanistan.

What are ex-Special Forces
doing mixed up in all this?

I don't know, but it's something
important enough to blow up

me and a building
just to cover it up.

As expected, they
neutralized the tracker.

- You sure it was the 37?
- Positive. Why?

Well, I used some
of my old backdoors

to comb the military databases,
and neither of them are there.

- Which means...
- Even the government

doesn't want to
acknowledge their existence.

Well, I can put out some feelers, but
they were definitely focused on this.

I'm guessing not
his Netflix password?

It could be anything. But look at
the date on the coatroom check.

Two days ago. The
day he was killed.

You said he was
a junior associate?

- Yeah, first year. Why?
- Because of that symbol.

It's an Ouroboros.

- What?
- A snake eating its own tail.

It's also the emblem of a
private dining club in Midtown.

They keep their
membership secret,

but they're titans only,
so why was Chance there?

Sucking up? Getting
business for his firm?

There's no way they would let a first-year
be their face in a place like that.

No, he was there
for something else.

Well, if the club's
so secretive,

we're never gonna find out
what. They're not gonna talk to us.

Sure they will.

You just have to
know how to ask.

Yes. This is Dr. Anika Kyle,

State Health.

We are tracking a
potential measles outbreak,

and we need to
determine if an individual

was in your club and who
he may have had contact with.

Thank you.

Chance came there with a note

to deliver to one of the club
members, a Reese Pruitt.

The tech entrepreneur?

Mm-hmm. What do
we know about him?

I mean, he's at the forefront
of artificial intelligence:

corporate robots, facial
rec, self-driving cars.

So could he pull
off that deep fake?

- Yeah, maybe.
- But why would he? The guy's a saint.

He's donated millions: cancer
research, climate change.

I don't know, but Pruitt invited Chance
to his table, and things got heated.

Manager said that Chance

was pretty upset when he left.

Yeah. Then he's
murdered the same night?

What a coincidence.

Find out what
connects these two.

37 Blackbird? What the
hell are you into, McCall?

Just a little side project

for one of those living, breathing
people we were talking about.

This is not a side project,
not with these guys.

- Just tell me what you found.
- Come on.

Hey, when your ex-wife
wanted to do that, uh...

screw-you trip to Cancun,
with her new boyfriend,

who put her on the no-fly list?

The reason you didn't find it was
because the records are sealed.

Henry Willard...

James Burke.

Both were covert ops.

Both currently
wanted for war crimes.

Fun.

Don't be cavalier, Robyn.

Whatever this pet project is of
yours, drop it. These guys are lethal.

I love you too, Bish.

- But I was trained by the best.
- You're damn right you were.

And remember Tangiers?

How that went down?

I remember.

When I see these guys,
I'm gonna do the same thing.

Harry, what'd you find?

Chance's law firm? We
went through their client list.

Pruitt's on it. But there was nothing
in the case files worth killing for.

I smell a rat.

I don't care how much
money this guy's donated.

He's involved.

Where can I find him?

♪ They better have
the ride here ready ♪

♪ Tryin' to pack heat
to get rock steady ♪

♪ Rock-rock-rock steady. ♪

Welcome to the future.

Think it's cool having a car
change lanes on its own?

Now imagine having all
the power of a high-speed

precision driver, ready to react

to save your family
in any situation.

That power can be yours.

All made possible by my Psy-Drive
software shipping next year.

The driverless
revolution is here.

I want that posted to all
my platforms within the hour.

- Thank you.
- Your software looks so good.

Thank you, yeah.

Hi, my name is Jewel Machado.
I'm here for my interview.

All right, let's go.

You know, I never liked
the idea of driver-less cars.

I prefer to be in control.

Got to love those child locks.

- Where's my driver?
- On a break.

Chance Kovak.

You met with him the
other day at your club.

What'd you two talk about?

You're not one of my
employees, I'm guessing.

- Did you know he was dead?
- No.

I'm sorry to hear that.

But what does that
have to do with me?

You tell me.

Look, fine. The
meeting was nothing.

The kid was a fan. He said
he liked my vision for the future,

he said he hoped to
work for me someday.

So I gave him a
few minutes at lunch.

- I was being kind.
- Yeah, I hear you're a real giver.

I try.

By the way, what you said about

"being in control,"
that's just an illusion.

It doesn't matter how
carefully you drive,

you never know when someone's
gonna cross over the line

and smash right into you.

Remember that.

Oh, I will.

You have a good day.

Ha-ha.

Ooh!

Look at that,
already making a call.

Yeah. The woman that
found you? She found me, too.

I want to know who
she is, I want her

gone and I want those files!

Not a saint after all.

Hey, Mel. What's up?

Jewel, please. Just talk to me.

I already told you the truth.

What's it matter
what I say to you now?

Her lawyer's here.

Detective Dante.

Tracy Sloan, Public
Defender's office.

I, um, thought no one was
available until tomorrow.

Well, my other case pled out.

I haven't, uh, seen you before.

- You new?
- Two months.

But you've been on leave, right?

For punching a lawyer?

If you don't mind, I'd like
to speak to my client now.

What is it with teenage
girls and not listening?

It was stupid, I know, but
that scholarship is my only shot

at a real college,
to be something.

- You should've told me.
- You would've said no.

I've worked so
hard my whole life,

but I'm still going
to prison anyway.

I told you I was not
gonna let that happen.

I will get you out of this, but I
need you to stay safe until I do.

Can you do that?

It wasn't just a lawyer.
The guy I punched?

He was the A.D.A.

On a case I had
against a dealer.

Guy hid his stash
at his girlfriend's.

She had no idea,
but this A.D.A.,

he leveraged her anyway,

threatened 20 years unless
she rolls on him, so she does.

Just as we go to trial,
he drops the case.

He says it isn't strong enough,

and he doesn't want to
hurt his conviction record

because he may
run for office one day.

So the dealer walks.

Guess what he
did to the girlfriend.

Why am I telling you this?

So you know what kind
of man I am when I say

the case against that
kid in there is rock solid.

And you're gonna
want to plead her out.

Don't.

Something about
this isn't right.

I don't know what yet, but I
think she's telling the truth.

Damn.

Yeah, Harry, what's up?

Pruitt just got a call
from your mercs.

They know Jewel's been
arrested. They're planning on

killing her as soon as she's
transferred to Central Jail.

We can't afford
any more questions.

- I need this to be over.
- We have friends inside.

Once she's at Central,
we'll be in control.

She won't survive the night.

She's scheduled to be
transferred in the morning.

We can't let her get there.

I know that look.

That's your "I'm gonna
do something crazy" look.

Yeah.

How's your aim these days?

Detective Dante? Jack
Gaynor from the PD's office.

I've been assigned to Jewel Machado's
case. I'd like to speak with her if I can.

Jewel's being
transferred to Central.

Your colleague, Tracy
Sloan, met with her yesterday.

Tracy Sloan?

All right, here
they come. Ready?

Just like the good old days.

This is Detective Dante.

The prisoner you're carrying? I
need you to return her to the precinct.

♪ Out of control... ♪

Officer, can you hear me?

- ♪ So simple... ♪
- Officer!

Officer.

♪ I want it, I feel
it, so simple ♪

Come on, it's me.

♪ I feel it, so simple ♪

♪ I swear I can
taste it now... ♪

Let's go, let's go!

McCall, check your six, there's
one coming out of the van.

♪ So simple, I swear
I can taste it now ♪

♪ Out of control ♪

♪ I said I see it, I want it ♪

♪ I see it, I want it ♪

♪ I see it, I want it... ♪

Hang on.

Why would they hit the van in
broad daylight? She's a nobody.

They knew our plan.

She's tapping our damn phones.

Okay, burn these numbers,
go to your backups.

That was fun while it lasted.

We need to know what
Chance discovered.

What's in those files
that Pruitt is looking for?

Did you find anything with
those numbers he wrote down?

No. I mean, it's like finding
an old key on the sidewalk.

Until you know what
door it opens, it's useless.

I did, however, find this.

After he visited Pruitt at the
club, Chance tried to contact

an old law professor of his,

Edward Freeman.
Teaches ethics at Columbia.

He took an Uber up to campus the
same day, but Freeman was out of town.

That means there has to be
something connected to a legal issue.

Chance uncovered
something about Pruitt.

Something that even his
law firm was willing to hide.

- Well, there was nothing on their servers.
- What if it's not on their servers?

Aunt Vi.

- Your ex called.
- What's wrong?

It's Delilah. She never
showed up at Caitlyn's.

I don't want to talk
about this anymore.

- Thank goodness you found her.
- Yeah.

And humiliated me in
front of all my friends.

- I'm going to my room.
- You ain't going nowhere.

Sit.

She lied to her father.

She was at a party,
drinking and smoking weed.

And that dress she's
wearing? She boosted it.

I think I'm just gonna
let the two of you

hash this out privately.
I will be in my room.

Stealing?

What the hell were you thinking?

You got a closet
full of clothes.

You have any idea
how lucky you are?

Right. You work with
orphans in third-world countries

so I can't ever be unhappy.

Unhappy about what?

These kids would
kill to have your life.

- We give you everything you want.
- You mean everything you want.

You have no idea
what I want or who I am.

I mean, you and Dad just
hop in and out of my life.

Do you know how hard it is, what
I have to do every day just to fit in?

Oh, you think you'd fit in
better if you've been arrested?

I mean, I might as well be
in prison living here with you.

You know what?

No phone. No iPad.

No TV, and...

Library code.

Chance went to the university.

Okay, and...?

And you're grounded
until I tell you you're not.

Thanks. We've been
looking all over for that.

I'm not gonna lie.
You're gonna die tonight.

It's already been decided.

Now what's up to you is how.

Quick and painless
or slow and agonizing.

Like this bad guy speech?

That's funny.

We had eyes on the law firm.

We saw you putting
the pieces together.

Now, the question is why.

We want to know who you
are and who you're working for.

Hmm.

Bring her up.

You know, it's gonna
be hard to stage

my death if you waterboard me.

You can't just shoot me up with
dope and pop me like you did Chance.

Not with water in my lungs.

We'll think of something
more creative for your death.

What's in these files anyway? What's
Pruitt hiding that's worth killing for?

Honestly, we don't care. He
just hired us to get them back.

I'm gonna ask you one more time.

Who are you?

It's funny.

You don't know
anything about me,

when I know all about you.

Henry Willard.

James Burke.

I knew you were coming for me,
so I made some arrangements

with an old friend of mine.

Uh-oh. Red dots.

That can't be good.

See, the moment you
put that gun to my head,

I activated the
tracker I'm wearing.

They just knew not to move
in until I got your confession.

Hands up! Let me see 'em!

Turn around! Now!

On your knees!

Down, down.

Gentlemen.

I have some dear
friends in Washington...

who are anxious to meet you.

Just like Tangiers.

Yeah, except, this time,
you're cutting me loose.

Go finish this.

- She dead yet?
- No. But she is pissed.

She's here. Find her.

I found all those files
you've been looking for.

Especially that secret study

about the flaw in your
self-driving software.

The one that's already
caused 87 deaths.

Now, you know you
should've reported that.

But you had to cover it
up, putting millions at risk.

Somehow Chance found out.

He knew he needed to warn people

but he couldn't violate
attorney-client privilege.

So he came to you.

But you, you knew it would
destroy your golden reputation,

cost you billions,

probably land you in jail.

So you figured you'd
crunch the numbers.

87 lives, what's one more?

And then when the girl
saw what happened...

you went after her, too.

Framed her for
murder with that video.

Listen, we can work this
out. What do you want?

- Money?
- You people.

You think that you can
buy and sell the whole world.

You think your life is more
valuable than everybody else's.

I can make you rich
beyond your wildest dreams.

Everyone has a price.

Not me.

You're right.

Control is just an illusion.

- Thanks, Harry.
- My pleasure.

We were able to recover
the undoctored video

from Mr. Pruitt's safe.

It confirms that you
were telling the truth.

All charges against
you have been dropped.

So that's it? I'm free to go?

You are. I do have a question.

That public defender who visited
you. What'd you two talk about?

- Just my case.
- Ever see her before?

No, but... she was nice, though.

And the attack on the police van, you
said it was the same men from the alley.

- Why do you think they'd do that?
- I don't know. I'm just...

lucky I got away and could hide.

Very lucky.

You must have a guardian angel.

I said what you told me.

It's over.

Not completely.

Now, I can't guarantee
the scholarship,

but I can at least make sure
you get to shoot your shot.

What can I do to thank you?

Go be something.

- Ms. Machado.
- Hi.

Aunt Vi, tell Delilah
to get dressed.

Why are we here?

We're here because...

when I was 17,

I stole a car.

It was after my dad was killed.

I was... running
with the wrong crowd.

I was young. I was
dumb. I was hurting.

But you know what the world saw?

They saw a young
Black girl in a stolen car.

Most judges would've
just sent me away.

But I got lucky. I got
this one judge who...

didn't look at my priors.
She-she looked at me.

She saw me, all of me,

and decided there was
something that was worth saving.

So she gave me a choice,

jail or the Army.

And every day, I
wonder who I would be

if she didn't give
me that choice.

Now, baby girl, you are at an
age where you are making choices.

You have to decide who
and what you want to be.

But I want you to
take a look out there.

Look at those girls. Tell
me what most of them

have in common.

I see it.

Now, I know the world
is shifting under your feet.

And you're just expected
to roll with everything.

And I know it's hard.

But the world is just
looking for a reason

to put a young
Black girl like you

on the other side of that fence.

Don't help it along.

Now, about this dress.

I will settle things
with the store,

but you're gonna pay me back.

Oh, I could use
my birthday money.

Or you could make
the world a better place.

They just happen to
be looking for volunteers

for their literacy program.

And I'm thinking about
25 hours ought to do it.

You think you
scared her straight?

Who knows? I think
she was just relieved

that I didn't check her ass in.

But...

it did make me
wonder about Jewel.

What would've happened
if I hadn't followed her?

And how many others
are out there like her,

- desperate, with nowhere to turn?
- Got to be legions of 'em.

They have somewhere to turn.

To me.

They turn to me.

We just have to let 'em know.

- Oh!
- What?!

Over the shoulder!

♪ I don't know what
I'm running from ♪

♪ Back to the place
that I'm coming from... ♪

Here you go. Pulled it
from precinct surveillance.

Thanks, Paley.

♪ I need to escape ♪

♪ Need, need to escape ♪

♪ Walking through the alley ♪

♪ Of the shadow of death ♪

♪ Never get to stop ♪

♪ And catch my breath ♪

♪ And catch my breath ♪

♪ And catch my breath
Another lifeless form ♪

♪ Of life reaching for the sun ♪

♪ Away from the alley ♪

♪ Of the shadow of death. ♪